Window-frame



J. B. HARTMAN. I

(No Model.)

WINDOW FRAME;

No. 455,205. Patented June so, 1891.

In] I I IIE WJZWESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB B. HARTMAN, or woosTER, onIo.

WINDOW-FRAM E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,205, dated June 30,1891.

Application filed July 31,1889. $erial No. 319,252. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB B. HARTMAN, of I/Vooster, in the county of\Vayne and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Window-Frames; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willen able others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to the construction of window-frames of the classadapted to receive sliding blinds; and the invention is designed as animprovement upon the construction shown in Letters Patent No. 360,523,issued to me April 5, 1887.

My present improvementconsists in the combination, with a window-frameand grooved guideways secured therein, of a boxing or housing and aspecial construction of windowsill, as hereinafter fully described,whereby the grooved guide-strips are firmly braced, and whereby isprovided a convenient shelf and a hinged cover to conceal theblind-sections within the housing.

The accompanying drawing shows my improved window-frame in perspective.

A A indicate the sides, and B the top of the frame.

D indicates a housing, boxing, or pocket arranged at the lower end ofthe frame, and G G are oppositely-arranged grooved guidestrips, betweenwhich any desired number of sliding blind-sections II are supported.

O represents my improved form of sill, con sisting of theinwardly-projecting portion, which constitutes a shelf 0, the recessedend portions 0, which embrace the inwardly-projecting portions of theguide-strips G G, and the cover I, hinged to the shelf 0 and adapted tofit between the guide-strips to cover the housing D. The sill C isformed with an angular recess 0 at each end 0 to receive theguide-strips, as shown, and said ends 0 serve to firmly brace andre-enforce the guide-strips and prevent their springing laterally.

The inwardly-projecting shelf serves as a convenient rest for ornaments,plants, &c., and the lid I may be easily raised or lowered withoutnecessitatingthe removal of the articles resting on the shelf. The ends0, in addition to their function as embracing supports, constituteconvenient end brackets to receive flowers or other ornaments.

By providing the side braces for the guidestrips G G, I am enabled touse a lighter frame A, as the latter need not be of the full width ofthe guide-strips, but may be made of narrow light material, allowing theguide-strips to project inwardly beyond the frame, as shown.

I make no claim, broadly, to a housing or pocket to conceal the slidingblind-sections nor to a hinged cover for such pockets; but

I claim The combination, with a window-frame and a housing or pocket D,of grooved guide-strips secured to the frame and extending down withinthe pocket and projecting inwardly beyond the frame, and a sill 0,provided with a hinged cover I, a shelf portion 0, and with recessedends 0', which embrace the projecting guide-strips, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JACOB l3. HARTMAN. Witnesses:

DURBIN Mn'rz, ELI ZWIMY.

